Dfa International Correlations

DFVIX Fund  USD 18.43  0.07  0.38%   
The current 90-days correlation between Dfa International Value and Intal High Relative is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Dfa International is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Dfa International Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Dfa International Value and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Dfa International Value and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Dfa International Value. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.94DIHRX Intal High RelativePairCorr
  0.92DILRX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.79DIPSX Dfa Inflation ProtectedPairCorr
  0.97DISVX Dfa International SmallPairCorr
  0.96DISMX Dfa InternationalPairCorr
  0.62DRIBX Dimensional 2010 TargetPairCorr
  0.71DRIWX Dimensional 2030 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIUX Dimensional 2025 TargetPairCorr
  0.76DRIRX Dimensional 2020 TargetPairCorr
  0.73DRIQX Dimensional 2015 TargetPairCorr
  0.93DAADX Dfa Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71DRXIX Dfa Ltip PortfolioPairCorr
  0.97DSCLX Dfa International SocialPairCorr
  0.69DSFIX Dfa Social FixedPairCorr
  0.77DEMSX Emerging Markets SmallPairCorr

Moving against Dfa Mutual Fund

  0.58DNYMX Dfa Ny MunicipalPairCorr
  0.54DTCPX Dfa Targeted CreditPairCorr
  0.5DAABX Dfa SustainabilityPairCorr
  0.45DCARX Dfa California MunicipalPairCorr
  0.43DSCGX Dfa SmallPairCorr
  0.63DFFGX Dfa Short TermPairCorr
  0.62DFABX Dfa Investment DimensionsPairCorr
  0.59DFAIX Dfa Short DurationPairCorr
  0.56DFCMX Dfa Calfrna ShrtPairCorr
  0.49DUSQX Us Lg CapPairCorr
  0.42DURPX Us High RelativePairCorr

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Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.
High positive correlations   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Dfa Mutual Fund performing well and Dfa International Mutual Fund doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Dfa International's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DIHRX  0.61 (0.05)(0.15)(0.03) 0.78 
 1.33 
 4.35 
DILRX  0.64 (0.05)(0.14)(0.01) 0.77 
 1.34 
 4.34 
DIPSX  0.22 (0.04) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 0.36 
 1.17 
DISVX  0.63 (0.04) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.42 
 4.67 
DISMX  0.56 (0.04)(0.18)(0.01) 0.63 
 1.38 
 3.80 
DMNBX  0.02 (0.01)(0.73) 2.00  0.05 
 0.10 
 0.51 
DMREX  0.06 (0.02) 0.00 (0.54) 0.00 
 0.09 
 1.56 
DNYMX  0.03 (0.01) 0.00 (1.10) 0.00 
 0.10 
 0.30 
DOGMX  0.06 (0.01) 0.00  0.44  0.00 
 0.10 
 0.71 
DREIX  0.47  0.03 (0.02) 0.16  0.36 
 1.13 
 3.13